When the Kent State football travels to Clemson for Saturday’s season-opening football game, it will do so without head coach Paul Haynes.

The university announced Sunday night in a news release that Haynes will be taking a medical leave of absence and is expected to return to the team in two to three weeks.

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Don Treadwell will serve as interim head coach during Haynes’ absence. Treadwell is a former head coach at his alma mater – Miami (Ohio) – and has served as an assistant coach at Atlantic Coast Conference schools Boston College and N.C. State.

“We fully support head coach Paul Haynes during his leave,” Kent State Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Haynes family as we look forward to his return to Kent State.”

The reason for the medical leave was not disclosed. Haynes is 12-35 in four seasons at Kent State.

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